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Slipstream Saturday: Miami’s Vice

F1 Grand Prix Of Miami Practice

MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 05: Nyck de Vries of Netherlands driving the (21) Scuderia AlphaTauri AT04 on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at Miami International Autodrome on May 05, 2023 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images) // Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool // SI202305051043 // Usage for editorial use only //

F1’s Miami Grand Prix has 8 years left on its contract, but it needs to prove itself sooner than that.

Sprint Slipstream Saturday: A New Adventure at Baku

F1 Grand Prix Of Azerbaijan Practice

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - JUNE 10: Sergio Perez of Mexico driving the (11) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB18 on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit on June 10, 2022 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) // Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool // SI202206100400 // Usage for editorial use only //

A spring weekend in Baku also features plenty of team changes as Formula 1 stables look for an edge in the 2023 season.

Slipstream Saturday: Max Verstappen on Pole in Return to Suzuka

F1 Grand Prix Of Japan Final Practice

SUZUKA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 08: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB18 on track during final practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka International Racing Course on October 08, 2022 in Suzuka, Japan. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images/ Red Bull Content Pool)

Max Verstappen bested Charles Leclerc to take pole position as F1 returned to the Suzuka Circuit in Japan for the first time since 2019.